= Binary installation: R2012b =
This stand-alone version is currently not distributed in the main package.<<BR>>You can download it separately: [[http://neuroimage.usc.edu/bst/download.php|bst_bin_R2012b_YYMMDD.zip]]

== Requirements ==
==== Operating system ====
 * '''Windows''': Any version ([[http://www.mathworks.com/support/sysreq/release2012b/index.html|details]])
 * '''Linux''': Ubuntu 11.10 & 12.04, RH 5.x and 6.x, Debian 6.x, SUSE 11.1+  ([[http://www.mathworks.com/support/sysreq/release2012b/linux.html|details]])
 * '''MacOS''': MacOSX 10.6.4+ (Snow Leopard), 10.7 (Lion), 10.8 (Mountain Lion) ([[http://www.mathworks.com/support/sysreq/release2012b/macintosh.html|details]])

==== Matlab Compiler Runtime ====
 * '''MCR version''': R2012b (8.0)
 * Download for free from the [[http://www.mathworks.com/products/compiler/mcr/|Mathworks website]]

== Installation ==
 1. Download the latest bst_bin_R2012b_....zip archive
 1. Unzip it somewhere on your computer, for example:
  * __Windows__: Program Files\brainstorm3
  * __Linux__: /usr/local/brainstorm3 (or ~/brainstorm3 if you are not admin)
  * __MacOS__: Applications/brainstorm3

 1. Create a new folder "'''brainstorm_db'''" for the Brainstorm database, for example:
  * __Windows__: My documents\brainstorm_db
  * __Linux__: /home/username/brainstorm_db
  * __MacOS__: Documents/brainstorm_db

== Start Brainstorm ==
 1. Download the '''MCR R2012b (8.0)''' for your operating system: [[http://www.mathworks.com/products/compiler/mcr/|Mathworks website]]

 1. Install the MCR:
  * __Windows__: Double-click on the .exe and follow the instructions
  * __Linux__: From a terminal, unzip .zip, then run ./install
  * __MacOS__: Click on the zip file to unzip it, then click on "InstallForMacOSX"
 1. Run the program in brainstorm3/bin/R2012b/
  * __Windows__: Double-click on ''brainstorm3.bat''
  * __MacOS__: Double-click on ''brainstorm3.command ''and wait for instructions
   * If nothing happens, open a terminal and follow the Linux instructions.
  * __Linux__: From a terminal, cd brainstorm3/bin/R2012b/
   * Make sure that the file "''brainstorm3.command''" is executable:<<BR>>> chmod a+x brainstorm3.command
   * Run: ''./brainstorm3.command ''
   * If nothing happens, run: ''./brainstorm3.command MCR_DIR''<<BR>>MCR_DIR is where the MCR 8.0 is installed (ex: /Applications/MATLAB/MCR/v80)
 1. If you can't get to run properly the compiled version, you can try with another binary release:

  * Matlab 2013b: [[InstallationR2013b|See instructions]]
  * Matlab 2014a: [[InstallationR2014a|See instructions]]
 1. When you start Brainstorm for the first time on Linux or MacOS, you will be prompted to select the folder where you installed the MCR
 1. When asked for the location of the Brainstorm database folder, pick the  folder "brainstorm_db" you have just created
 1. Visit the [[Tutorials]] section to learn how to use most features of the software.

== Updates ==
The update function does not work with the stand-alone versions. To upgrade Brainstorm, follow this procedure:

 * Delete the brainstorm3 folder (don't worry, it will not delete your database)
 * Download the latest release of the Brainstorm version
 * Follow the installation instructions (see above)